Special meeting of the
Town of Hadley Town Board was held at the Hadley Town Hall, 4 Stony Creek Road,
Hadley, NY on Thursday September 5th at 3:30PM.
Members present:
Supervisor Arthur Wright Councilwoman, Colleen DeMarsh
Town Board members: James
Brewster, Charles Ovitt and Carl Lawrence. Also present, Pauline G. Smead, Town
Clerk
RESOLUTION # 61 was
made by a motion from Charles Ovitt seconded by Colleen DeMarsh
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF HADLEY TO JOIN SARATOGA COUNTY AS PART OF AN ENTITLED
URBAN COUNTY UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK PROGRAM, AND
AUTHORIZING
THE SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE ALL REQUIRED
COOPERATION
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended (24 U.S.C. 93-383 et seq.) created the Community Development
Block Grant (“CDBG”) program by combining into a single grant program a number
of previous federal grant programs administered by the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), which programs included the Urban
Renewal, Model Cities, Open Space, and Water and Sewer programs; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG entitlement program provides annual
grants on a formula basis to cities and counties to develop viable urban communities
through: the construction of affordable housing; the promotion of economic
opportunity through the creation of jobs and the expansion and retention of
businesses; the expansion of community services; and neighborhood
revitalization projects, principally for low- and moderate- income persons; and
WHEREAS, HUD annually allocates CDBG program funding
to “entitlement communities” comprised of central cities of Metropolitan
Statistical Areas; metropolitan cities with populations of at least 50,000; and
qualified urban counties with a population of 200,000 or more (excluding the
population of entitlement cities); and
WHEREAS, as Saratoga County’s population is now
estimated to exceed 230,000, the County could qualify as an urban county
eligible for entitlement status and CDBG funding; and
WHEREAS, in order for the County to obtain entitlement
community status, the County would need to enter into HUD approved cooperation
agreements with local municipalities with a combined population of 200,000 in
which each local municipality must agree to the County serving as an
entitlement community on the municipality’s behalf; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Hadley acknowledges that an entitled urban county's included units of
general local government are ineligible to apply for grants from appropriations
under the State CDBG Program for fiscal years during the period in which they
are participating in the Entitlement CDBG program with the urban county; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town of Hadley hereby wishes to be
included in Saratoga County’s designation as an entitled urban county as
cooperating unit of general local government; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the such election
to be excluded will be effective for the entire three-year period for which the
urban county qualifies; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute any and all
cooperative agreements with Saratoga County and/or the US Department of Housing
and Urban Development needed in order for the County to qualify as an urban
county under HUD regulations governing eligibility to receive and administer
CDBG program funding; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Town Board shall
forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Saratoga County Board of
Supervisors as part of the County’s application to the US Department of Housing
and Urban Development for entitlement community status. All Ayes.
MEMBERS VOTING:
COUNCILMAN, CHARLES OVITT, YES
COUNCILWOMAN,
COLLEEN DEMARSH, YES
COUNCILMAN, JAMES BREWSTER, YES
COUNCILMAN, CARL
LAWRENCE, YES
Motion was made by
Charles Ovitt seconded by Carl Lawrence to advertise for a Animal Control
Officer to replace James Jenkins. All Ayes
Motion was made by
Charles Ovitt seconded by Colleen DeMarsh to adjourn this meeting at 3:45 pm.
All Ayes.
Pauline G. Smead
Town Clerk
